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Status of International Law
- English(1) This section applies if—
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(b) it appears to a Minister of the Crown or Her Majesty in Council that, having regard to a finding of the European Court of Human Rights made after the coming into force of this section in proceedings against the United Kingdom, a provision of legislation is incompatible with an obligation of the United Kingdom arising from the Convention.
(2) If a Minister of the Crown considers that there are compelling reasons for proceeding under this section, he may by order make such amendments to the legislation as he considers necessary to remove the incompatibility.
(3) If, in the case of subordinate legislation, a Minister of the Crown considers—
(a) that it is necessary to amend the primary legislation under which the subordinate legislation in question was made, in order to enable the incompatibility to be removed, and
(b) that there are compelling reasons for proceeding under this section, he may by order make such amendments to the primary legislation as he considers necessary.
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Status of International Law
- English1. General or common international law shall be an integral part of the Cabo Verdean legal order.
2. International treaties and agreements, validly approved or ratified, shall enter into force in the Cabo Verdean legal order subsequent to their official publication and entry into force in the international legal order as long as they remain internationally binding on the State of Cabo Verde.
3. Legal acts emanating from the competent organs of supranational organizations of which Cabo Verde is a member, shall enter directly into force in the domestic legal order, provided that such entry into force is established in the respective constitutive conventions.
4. The rules and principles of general or common as well as of conventional international law validly approved or ratified shall prevail, after their entry into force in the international and domestic legal orders, over all legislative and domestic regulatory acts of infra-constitutional force. (Art. 12) - Portuguese1. O direito internacional geral ou comum faz parte integrante da ordem jurídica cabo-verdiana.
2. Os tratados e acordos internacionais, validamente aprovados ou ratificados, vigoram na ordem jurídica cabo-verdiana após a sua publicação oficial e entrada em vigor na ordem jurídica internacional e enquanto vincularem internacionalmente o Estado de Cabo Verde.
3. Os actos jurídicos emanados dos órgãos competentes das organizações supranacionais de que Cabo Verde seja parte vigoram directamente na ordem jurídica interna, desde que tal esteja estabelecido nas respectivas convenções constitutivas.
4. As normas e os princípios do direito internacional geral ou comum e do direito internacional convencional validamente aprovados ou ratificados têm prevalência, após a sua entrada em vigor na ordem jurídica internacional e interna, sobre todos os actos legislativos e normativos internos de valor infraconstitucional. (Art. 12)
Status of International Law
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(3) Where the High Court or the Court of Appeal is seised of an issue the resolution of which involves a question concerning the interpretation or application of the Treaty, the High Court or the Court of Appeal, as the case may be, shall, if it considers that a decision on the question is necessary to enable it to deliver judgment, refer the question to the Caribbean Court of Justice for determination before delivering judgment. (Sec. 96)
Status of International Law
- English(1) The Constitutional Court has jurisdiction:
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i) to decide on the measures necessary to implement a decision of an international tribunal which is binding on the Czech Republic, in the event that it cannot be otherwise implemented;
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(2) Prior to the ratification of a treaty under Article 10a or Article 49, the Constitutional Court shall further have jurisdiction to decide concerning the treaty’s conformity with the constitutional order. A treaty may not be ratified prior to the Constitutional Court giving judgment.
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i) o opatřeních nezbytných k provedení rozhodnutí mezinárodního soudu, které je pro Českou republiku závazné, pokud je nelze provést jinak,
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(2) Ústavní soud dále rozhoduje o souladu mezinárodní smlouvy podle čl. 10a a čl. 49 s ústavním pořádkem, a to před její ratifikací. Do rozhodnutí Ústavního soudu nemůže být smlouva ratifikována.
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Status of International Law
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Finland is a Member State of the European Union. (Sec. 1) - Finnish…
Suomi on Euroopan unionin jäsen. (1 §) - Swedish…
Finland är medlem i Europeiska unionen. (1 §)
Status of International Law
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2. The Constitutional Court:
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3) give an opinion on the constitutionality of international treaties to which the Kyrgyz Republic is a party that have not entered into force;
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2. Конституционный суд:
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3) дает заключение о конституционности не вступивших в силу международных договоров, участницей которых является Кыргызская Республика;
... (Статья 97) - Kyrgyz
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2. Конституциялык сот:
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3) Кыргыз Республикасы катышуучусу болуп саналган, күчүнө кире элек эл аралык келишимдердин конституциялуулугу жөнүндө корутунду берет;
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Status of International Law
- EnglishThe treaties or the agreements, regularly ratified or approved, have, from their publication, an authority superior to that of the laws, under the reserve, for each agreement or treaty of its application by the other Party. (Art. 223)
- FrenchLes traités ou les accords, régulièrement ratifiés ou approuvés, ont dès leur publication, une autorité supérieure à celle des lois, sous réserve, pour chaque accord ou traité de son application par l’autre Partie. (Art. 223)
Status of International Law
- EnglishAll persons have the right to the recourse of habeas corpus to guarantee their personal freedom and integrity, and to the recourse of amparo to maintain or reestablish the enjoyment of the other rights consecrated in this Constitution, as well as those of a fundamental character established in the international instruments concerning human rights, applicable in the Republic. Both recourses will be of the competence of the Chamber indicated in Article 10. (Art. 48)
- SpanishToda persona tiene derecho al recurso de hábeas corpus para garantizar su libertad e integridad personales, y al recurso de amparo para mantener o restablecer el goce de los otros derechos consagrados en esta Constitución, así como de los de carácter fundamental establecidos en los instrumentos internacionales sobre derechos humanos, aplicables en la República. Ambos recursos serán de competencia de la Sala indicada en el artículo 10. (Art. 48)
Status of International Law
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(2) In order to comply with its obligations under international law, Hungary shall ensure that Hungarian law is in conformity with international law.
(3) Hungary shall accept the generally recognised rules of international law. Other sources of international law shall become part of the Hungarian legal system by promulgation in laws. (Foundation, Art. Q) - Hungarian...
(2) Magyarország nemzetközi jogi kötelezettségeinek teljesítése érdekében biztosítja a nemzetközi jog és a magyar jog összhangját.
(3) Magyarország elfogadja a nemzetközi jog általánosan elismert szabályait. A nemzetközi jog más forrásai jogszabályban történő kihirdetésükkel válnak a magyar jogrendszer részévé. (Alapvetés, Q) cikk)
Status of International Law
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The rights and the duties proclaimed and guaranteed by the African Charter of the Rights of Man and of Peoples adopted in 1981 by the Organization of African Unity and ratified by Benin on 20 January 1986 are made an integral part of this Constitution and of Beninese Law. (Art. 7)
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Les droits et les devoirs proclamés et garantis par la Charte Africaine des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples adoptée en 1981 par l’Organisation de l’Unité Africaine et ratifiée par le Bénin le 20 janvier 1986 font partie intégrante de la présente Constitution et du Droit béninois. (Art. 7)